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Up & Coming *Click on photo or name for health clearances Lady Skye of the Golden Pride "Skye" Born: May 2nd, 2024 Lady Ellie of the Golden Pride "Ellie" Born: January 12th, 2024

Golden Education All the Colors of the Golden Rainbow (Click One) Weight Management OFA Testing Genetic Testing Probiotics Early Neurological Stimulation Keeping Your Dog Safe Feeding your Puppy Crytorchidism

Wait List! Josie Maverick To apply for a puppy & be added to our wait list click on this link: Puppy Application - Google Forms DUE DATE: BIRTH DATE: READY DATE: MALE #1 - MALE #2 - FEMALE #1 - FEMALE #2 -

Adoption Process To APPLY for a puppy & be added to my wait list, click on the link: Puppy Application - Google Forms Picking a Puppy! Choose A Puppy Who are the parents? Is there a list? How many are left? Read More Preparation Preparing for a Puppy What to buy? How to set up? What's best to have? Read More Financial Deposit Info When? How much? Where to? Refundable? Read More Appointment Pickup Process How soon? What to wear? What to bring? Where at? Read More Legal Puppy Contract What does adopting a puppy from Golden Pride Retrievers require? Read More Home! After Your Puppy's Home The DOs & DONTs of raising a puppy! Introducing the puppy to your children! Read More

I retire my females around the age of 5 and will normally re-home them with family, friends, or by advertising them for sale to the public. At this time, I do not have any available adults for sale and I do not anticipate having any females ready to re-home until Maggie retires in 2024 or 2025. I also occasionally have a male or female that does not pass their health testing to my standards so I will re-home them with full disclosure as to what area of health testing they did or did not pass. Adults for Sale

Our Males (Currently Breeding) *Click on photo or name for health clearances White Stone - Sir Maverick of the Golden Pride "Maverick" Born: December 29th, 2019 Sir Shiloh of the Golden Pride "Shiloh" Born: January 24th, 2023 White Stone - Sir Maverick of the Golden Pride "Maverick" Born: December 29th, 2019

Weight Management Overweight goldens are a "pet peeve" of mine! I believe it is so critical that you keep your dog at a healthy weight as there is a whole list of health issues linked to any dog being overweight, from poor joints to even cancers. Nothing that I do breeding wise or through health testing will help if your golden is severely overweight. According to data collected by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention 63% of golden retrievers are likely obese on the BCS rating scale, which is very similar to our human version of the Body Mass Index (BMI) rating. Being that most dogs are overweight and most medium/large breed puppies are growing too fast, Golden Retrievers have a huge chance of having hip and elbow dysplasia /arthritis as they get older. One main reason for this is because they have lived all or most of their lives carrying around far more weight than their joints were meant to carry. Every time they run and jump an overweight golden will land with much more force on their joints than they were designed to due to the extra weight. This will eventually wear out their joints much faster. Hip dysplasia surgery for a dog can range upwards of $7000 to $14,000 to replace both hips surgically just so they can walk again, not to mention the long road to recovery for such a surgery! This is why many people have to put their goldens down younger than expected because the golden can't walk but the owners do not want to or simply can not afford such an expensive surgery. I also found this chart online with average weights for a golden puppy. This is actually the one I mostly follow. I do not think I have ever had a puppy of my own fall outside of these guidelines when I feed them the recommended amounts listed in the "Feeding your Puppy" section under the "Education" tab on this website... even if I have occasionally increased the food intake for certain puppies, they still seemed to stay in these ranges. My goldens remain in the 2 year old weight range throughout their lifetime by weighing them monthly and adjusting their food a 1/2 cup up or down if they are either gaining or losing. FEMALES: 2 months - 10 to14 lbs 3 months - 15 to 22 lbs 4 months - 23 to 30 lbs 5 months - 31 to 38 lbs 6 months - 39 - 46 lbs 1 year old - 50 to 55 lbs 2 years old - 55 to 65 lbs MALES: 2 months - 12 to16 lbs 3 months - 17 to 23 lbs 4 months - 24 to 32 lbs 5 months - 33 to 41 lbs 6 months - 42 - 49 lbs 1 year old - 55 to 63 lbs 2 years old - 65 to 75 lbs Lesson to take from this information: Please keep your golden at a healthy weight. Trust me, the sad puppy eyes you get because you won't share your food is nothing compared to the sad puppy eyes you will get when your sweet baby is in pain with every step they take. Unfortunately, goldens are a breed who think they are NEVER full but if we as owners cater to that, we will cause them more pain than we meant to. This link has good information on how to access your golden and see what their BCS is: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/body-condition-scores There are also several images on this page describing how to determine if your golden is under or overweight! Here is a GENERAL chart showing how much a golden retriever puppy could weigh. A golden retriever group did a survey and collected weights of puppies from all over on a weekly/monthly basis and then they compiled the results into a "smallest", "average", "largest" chart so you can see where your puppy fits in. If your puppy consistently fits into the largest column consider your puppy large for his/her age and maybe you need to consider slowing the growth dow. Ideally staying near average is most likely the best place to be. https://www.k9web.com/breeds/golden-retriever-growth-chart/

Wait List! Bailey Shiloh To apply for a puppy & be added to our wait list click on this link: Puppy Application - Google Forms DUE DATE: BIRTH DATE: READY DATE: MALE #1 - MALE #2 - FEMALE #1 - FEMALE #2 -

Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) ENS is performed once daily for 2 consecutive weeks from 3 days old through 16 days old. Each exercise is done for 3-5 seconds, and the entire process takes about 30 seconds. ENS consists of 5 simple and harmless exercises: First, tactile stimulation is done by gently touching in between each of the pup’s toes with a Q-tip. The supine position is achieved by holding the pup in both hands, on its back, with its belly up. Then, simply hold the pup upright in both hands so that the tail is pointed to the floor and the head is towards the ceiling. Next, tilt the pup upside down so the head is towards the floor and the tail is towards the ceiling. Lastly, for the thermal stimulation lay the pup on its belly on a cold wet towel. The US military developed this method designed to improve the performance of their future military working dogs. This stimulation introduces mild stresses to very young puppies in a controlled way. ENS is a series of 5 exercises believed to impact the neurological system by kicking it into action earlier than would be normally expected, resulting in: improved cardio vascular performance stronger heart beat stronger adrenal glands more tolerance to stress greater resistance to disease In test studies, the ENS stimulated pups were more active and exploratory than their non-stimulated littermates.

Cryptorchidism Cryptorchidism in simple terms means having a retained testicle(s). It means the testicle hasn't moved into its proper position in the bag of skin hanging outside the body and has stayed inside the body. This condition, while not overly common for puppies, does occur occasionally in male puppies. At the 6 week vet exam, the vet will check to see if both testicles have descended. It is more common with this condition for one to drop and one to be retained but in about 10% of the cases, both can be retained. The testicles may still drop until around 6 months of age. So, if they haven't by the 6-week exam, they still may in the coming months. I t is less likely, but they may. This is not actually a health concern, just something you will need to be aware of. The reason is because if one or both did not drop into place, then they will need to be removed at the time of neutering or sometimes the surgeon will maneuver it into place and stitch it to hold it in place. Undescended testicles are highly likely to become cancerous down the road so they must be removed. The testes are meant to be outside the body so they can be cooler just like with humans. Therefore, if they are still inside, it causes their temperature to stay elevated, thus, potentially causing them to become cancerous. Once the undescended testicle(s) is removed during neutering, there will be no further health concerns. I will always let everyone choosing a male puppy know if any of them do not have both testicles descended at the time of choosing so you are aware. It's not necessarily a reason to not choose that puppy, you just need to know because the cost of neutering will be a little higher with also adding in removal the testicle(s) should it still not drop in the 1st few months. The only reason you should not choose a male with undescended testicle(s) is if you were purchasing him for breeding purposes, as a cryptorchid puppy cannot be used for breeding. This condition is genetic, but both sire and dam have to carry the gene for it to occur in the puppies. This gene cannot be tested for so it is not known if the adults may pass it on until a litter of puppies have one or more males with it. Therefore, it can show up unknowingly in any litter. I have occasionally had 1 or 2 males in a litter have cryptorchidism over the years but not very often and I actually haven't had any in a few years now! https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/retained-testicle-cryptorchidism-in-dogs

Probiotics Some families choose to keep their new puppy on probiotics for at least several months while they transition and also because they chew on every smelly, dirty, germy thing known to man! If you choose to use the same probiotic, this is what I use: (in the granule form) https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/doc-roys-gi-synbiotics/all-dog-and-cat-supplies Doc Roys GI Synbiotic: Highly palatable chicken flavored granules containing live naturally occurring microorganisms to maintain a healthy microbial balance in the dog's GI tract May be safely used in dogs of all ages and stages Contains BgMOS®, a unique ingredient to fuel the growth of good bacteria while helping to remove bad bacteria from the GI tract Recommended to minimize the potential for diarrhea and strengthen the dog's immune system Formulated to bypass the stomach acid, delivering more active bacteria to the intestine. Our pets carry good bacteria that help digestion and their immune function. You can help the gut by adding good bacteria at times when the bacteria balance is upset and the tummy has issues. DOSAGE - Give1 tsp. per day to maintain. If puppy develops diarrhea, may give 2 times per day. I sprinkle probiotics on the puppy's food right from the very beginning when they start eating puppy mush. Every single new thing I do with the puppies is stressful for them and starting on food is the first of many stressful events. Stress can cause the normal level of bad bacteria in a puppy's gut to multiply and take over the healthy bacteria which will cause diarrhea. (Exactly like with humans!) It is super common for puppies to have diarrhea when they go to their new homes because it is so stressful for them. Every single thing in their life has changed and their stress is high. Many years back as I kept going through this diarrhea phase every time I bought my own new puppies, I asked my vet if there was anything I could be doing to help. She said Probiotics! So I started feeding all of my litters probiotics and also sent some home with their new families to help keep their gut bacteria balanced during the transition. Almost every family since has reported back that they didn't have a problem or that it was only minor so I've concluded that it does in fact help and I will continue to give probiotics. THE BENEFITS OF PROBIOTICS FOR DOGS: Although intestinal microflora is important for nutrition and digestion, its most important function is helping protect the body from bad bacteria. There is a constant bacterial fight of good versus evil going on in the gut. 70% of the body's immune system is in our gut and for good reason! If the good bacteria do not win, the body may absorb bad bacteria or viruses, causing illness. Puppies are born sterile and the gut is seeded with good bacteria from mom shortly after birth. Mom's cleaning and mothering starts the transfer of good bacteria to the newborn. Nursing and cleaning by mom repeatedly adds bacteria that helps digestion and intestinal health throughout the nursing period. Healthy bacteria are constantly killed and quickly replaced in the normal gut. Stomach acid, antibiotics, or just stress from changes can upset bacterial balance in the gut. There is a constant struggle for good bacteria to keep the bad bacteria from dominating and causing illness. Some bad bacteria will get swallowed, especially with pets that like to chew, and the GI immune system must deal with them. Stomach acid will kill most of the bacteria consumed as a first line of defense. In the intestine, good bacteria form part of the mucosal barrier of the intestine and if adequate, leave bad bacteria with no room to live. After that, the immune system will have to deal with the infection, but the goal is to prevent the need for that immune response. This is where probiotics can help. Probiotics are live healthy bacteria that live in the gut. Here are some situations when a probiotic should be used: Sick or antibiotics – probiotics speed up recovery from GI upset caused by illness & antibiotic use. Weaning & transferring to solid food - Allows for a smooth and diarrhea-free transition. Changing a dog or puppy to a new environment, boarding facility, travelling, food changes, etc… anything that may upset its digestion or cause stress. Probiotics can be given when intestinal upset is occurring, even when we do not yet know the cause! Helping the tummy fight the bad bacteria is always a positive 1st step. Some think probiotics are helpful to give all the time and some think only during certain times. Talk with your vet and do your research to decide for yourself. There are probiotics that can be added to water as well as food for ease of dosing. https://www.revivalanimal.com/product/d-e-s-health-gard/all-dog-and-cat-supplies